Maximum Hyper-V

“With Microsoft Hyper-V on Dell PowerEdge servers, we can offer highly available virtual servers for 70 percent less than comparable dedicated physical servers.”

MaximumASP wanted to offer highly available virtualized servers in order to increase service levels and efficiency and lower costs.

The company deployed Microsoft^®  Windows Server^®  2008 Data Center Edition with Microsoft Hyper-V^TM  technology to run on Dell^TM  PowerEdge^TM  servers. The Microsoft System Center Management Suite streamlines administration, integrated with the Dell Management Pack for System Center Operations Manager and Server Update Catalog developed for System Center Configuration Manager.

• Run IT Better: Fourfold increase in CPU utilization, from 10 to 40%; automatic failover in case of hardware failure; fourfold faster disk replacement; backup and recovery for customers at no additional charge; testing complete in hours instead of weeks; 15-minute server deployment vs. 2-3 days • Grow IT Smarter: 70% less expensive than comparable dedicated physical servers